SamuelMorse
@comcast.net |  Do you know Morse Code?
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drjim
Premium,MVM
join:2000-06-13
Torrance, CA
clubs: | Re: Do you know Morse Code? yes, I know it, and use it once in a while. I can stumble along at around 12~15wpm.
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Waldothe3rd
Premium
join:2009-02-16
Sun N Sand
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1 edit | Yeah, I know it. Like learning to ride a bike, once learned, it will never be forgotten. To me, it is an obsolete technology, but still maintains a place in radio communications. I recently saw a Morse Code vs Texting contest where the coders delivered their message faster than the texter could. Has it ever come in handy for me? Probably when I was a geeky high schooler saying dit-dit-dit-dit dit-dit (Hi) to a fellow ham while passing in the halls (receiving strange looks from the other students)... If I honk that to someone with a ham vanity plate today, it seems that I receive those same strange looks. | |
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don1p2
join:2004-06-11
Boston, MA
2 edits | Re: Do you know Morse Code? said by Waldothe3rd  :Yeah, I know it. Like learning to ride a bike, once learned, it will never be forgotten. To me, it is an obsolete technology, but still maintains a place in radio communications. I dug out the old Icom IC-725 Sunday, for this first time in probably 10 years and did some listening to the guys out on Field Day.
I was kinda amazed that after 10 minutes or so, I was again able to copy call-signs being sent at 30 WPM+.
said by Waldothe3rd : To me, it is an obsolete technology, but still maintains a place in radio communications. To me, CW was the most relaxing piece of technology I have ever encountered.
Fire up the vacuum tube kilowatt amplifier (four 811's) to a 40 meter Half-square @ 50 ft, put a set of "cans" over my ears, lean back in my easy chair call a CQ DX around midnight and and having half of Eastern Europe answer back....now that's relaxin'!
And oh yeah...watching the room lights blink with every swipe of the keyer was cool too.
Damn, sometimes apartment living sucks. | |
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don1p2
join:2004-06-11
Boston, MA
| Re: Do you know Morse Code? Yeah.... Well I have heard that certain lights left on in the night time signify that a drug den is open. I never had a problem, when I owned a house. Of course none of the neighbors were awake at the prime DX hours about 0700 UTC.
Now... getting on 6 meters, before the days of cable TV... damn my 25 watts of real Amplitude Modulation from an old Lafeyette rig (HE-something) would turn every TV picture tuned to channel 2 negative. Black and white reversed.
But I was lucky....Channel #2 was PBS which nobody in those days watched.  | |
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drjim
Premium,MVM
join:2000-06-13
Torrance, CA
clubs:
| 4 811's? Homebrew or commercial amp?
I picked up a Collins 30L-1 a month ago and I'm in the process of refurbing it. 4 811's in parallel is good for 650~700 Watts output if you don't push them too hard.
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n2jtx
join:2001-01-13
Glen Head, NY
 ·Optimum Online
| I know it. It was a requirement when I got my license twenty years ago (yike). I was able to do 13wpm at one time in order to upgrade to General but could probably only hack 7wpm now.
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kewlkeed
Grouch
Premium
join:2005-02-05
Knowlton, QC | LMAO I'm trying to picture holding a Morse QSO on the highway between two cars for a few miles, ohhh the looks you'd get. | |
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sabersaw
Premium
join:2001-08-21
Dayton, OH
1 edit | I had to learn it to get my Novice. 5 WPM. I think I learned it at a speed a little faster than that. The guy who who taught me was a serious CW operator. I tried to get to the 13 WPM but could never do it. Over years of not using it, well... lets just say I couldn't copy it too well right now. But I think I could send it much better for some reason. | |
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mr weather
Premium
join:2002-02-27
Mississauga, ON | Good to see this hasn't degenerated into a know/no code debate. Yet.
I learned it several years ago in order to obtain my HF privileges but I have not used it since.
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burner50
Pinlifter
Premium,VIP
join:2002-06-05
EN22wm | For that matter, I know 2 letters. | |
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jacour
join:2001-12-11
Ypsilanti, MI
·Comcast
| I learned it so that I could get my license when they dropped the requirement to 5 WPM. Funny thing happened though, I found that I liked it. A lot.
I still well and truly suck at CW, but that is only because I don't get enough time to operate. There is something magical about hearing a string of beeps and boops and understanding what is being said. | |
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aefstoggaflm
Open Source Fan
Premium
join:2002-03-04
Bethlehem, PA
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| said by SamuelMorse :
Just curious how many out there know Morse Code. I do but then again, I've been doing this for a while now. Should ham purists be required to know it? Has knowing Morse Code ever come in handy for you?
I do.
See...
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.. -.- -. --- .-- -- --- .-. ... . -.-. --- -.. . --..-- -.. --- -.-- --- ..- ..--..
PS. Powered by the FireFox Add-on/Extension: Leetkey 
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cowboyro
join:2000-10-11
Shelton, CT | Was able to send/receive 60+ symbols/min when I got my license 15 years ago.. If I had to do it now I don't know how well I would do  | |
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pokesph
It Is Almost Fast
Premium
join:2001-06-25
Sacramento, CA
clubs: | it was always my stumbling block.. so no, I didn't learn it (not for lack of trying) and gave up many times, back when it was required, getting my ticket.
I may again try to conquer it once licensed since it'll come in handy at times.. | |
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daT
CSM 101
Premium
join:2002-09-15
Toronto, ON | 27+ wpm.
Army. | |
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burner50
Pinlifter
Premium,VIP
join:2002-06-05
EN22wm
·Mediacom
·FrontierNet Intern..
| Re: Do you know Morse Code? said by aefstoggaflm :said by HRM :-. --- Yeah, right  There are ten kinds of people. 01010100 01101000 01101111 01110011 01100101 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100001 01110100 00100000 01110101 01101110 01100100 01100101 01110010 01110011 01110100 01100001 01101110 01100100 00100000 01100010 01101001 01101110 01100001 01110010 01111001 00100000 01100001 01101110 01100100 00100000 01110100 01101000 01101111 01110011 01100101 00100000 01110111 01101000 01101111 00100000 01100100 01101111 00100000 01101110 01101111 01110100 00101110 I do not believe that you "understand" binary, other than how to use a simple online conversion. Same as you do for morse.
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Ender3rd
join:2001-07-15
East Granby, CT
·Cox HSI
| I learned it and used it when i was first licensed. The novelty wore off after a few years. I can handle around 18 words a minute, but the sweat starts to form at speeds above that. Two years ago I played around with it again, and used the CW decoding program built into Ham Radio Deluxe as a backup when I was practicing copying in my head during QSO's. That worked really well as far as increasing my comfort level, but my interest in CW faded again after a few weeks.
Should ham purists be required to know it? Well, I don't think you should base any hobby interests on what anyone else thinks. If you enjoy it, you should use it!
To be honest, the only time it comes in handy is when someone in a movie or TV program rips off some morse code and I can copy it. It always impresses people when I can tell them what the message was. That's about it for usefulness in my experience!
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iq100
join:2002-02-06
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
2 edits | I got a General License 50, or so, years ago.
Church Street, NYC, I think.
I noticed the comment above as to Morse Code being faster than texting.
It took a lot of practice, but when you begin hearing whole words, rather than letters, it becomes fun.
I experimented with Morse code based remote control of my computer. I have a car computer. I mounted di and dah buttons on my steering wheel. I can control everthing without taking my eyes off the road.
Music is just dah day, di di dah, di di di, di di, dah di dah di.
I confess that I often dream in morse code.
dah dah di di di
di di di dah dah | |
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rewron
Premium
join:2005-11-18
SW PA
clubs: | I learned, compliments of the USNavy, but only to copy. We never sent. | |
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| | rewron
Premium
join:2005-11-18
SW PA
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| Re: Do you know Morse Code? said by Eat Me :said by rewron :I learned, compliments of the USNavy, but only to copy. We never sent. And you probably learned to copy on a mill, right? If by "mill" you're referring to a beat-up manual typewriter, then you are correct. | |
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Gbcue
E.I.T.
Premium
join:2001-09-30
Santa Rosa, CA
clubs: | Re: Do you know Morse Code? I've tried to learn it and never got far.
There is software, but it's buggy... | |
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cameronsfx
join:2009-01-08
Pensacola, FL | In a previous life, I was a radio operator on the Titanic. I knew Morse code. However, when I died, it didn't upload to my new body. I've tried to recall it. Somehow, I didn't get Total Recall. | |
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| cmslick3
join:2004-05-24
Joliet, IL
·AT&T Midwest
| Re: Do you know Morse Code? Well it seems like most of the HAMs here have had a license for a while... I've only had mine for a few years since they removed the requirement for the tech class...
I've never learned it.... I guess I can see the usefulness of morse code. Personally I don't think i'll ever use it or learn it. Maybe i'm just lazy..? | |
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cameronsfx
join:2009-01-08
Pensacola, FL | Thanks for the Thumbs Up Tzale! | |
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